Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team
Current2026 Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team
Founded1881
UniversityOhio State University
ConferenceBig Ten
LocationColumbus, Ohio
Athletic directorRoss Bjork
Tenure2nd
StadiumNick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium
Capacity5,500
National champion1966
Runner up1965
Cws1951, 1965, 1966, 1967
Regional champ1999, 2003
Ncaa tourneys1951, 1955, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1982, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2016, 2018, 2019
Conference tournament1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2016, 2019
Conference champion1917, 1924, 1943, 1951, 1955, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2009

The Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team is the college baseball team of Ohio State University. The program, founded in 1881, was the first athletic team in Ohio State history. Bill Davis Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, has been the home field of the program since 1997. The team won a National Title in 1966, and also 14 Big Ten Titles throughout the team's history. Ohio State has produced many professional baseball players, such as major leaguers Steve Arlin, Frank Howard, Nick Swisher, Barry Bonnell, Dave Burba, and Fred Taylor.

History

Ohio State played its first season in 1881, as the first-ever organized sport at OSU. Ohio State was undefeated, only playing one game and winning against Capital 8–5. From there baseball in Columbus took off as OSU won the Ohio title several more times.

Stadium

Ohio State currently plays at Bill Davis Stadium. From 1967 to 1997 the Buckeyes played at Trautman Field. In 2011, the playing field was named after former Buckeye and Major League Baseball All-Star and World Series Champion Nick Swisher, thus the official name of the Buckeye's home is Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium.[1]

Season-by-season results

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Head coaches

1881–1886
1888–1900
1904–1907
1909
1911–1912		Unknown159–79–6.664
1901–1902Jack Reed15–11–0.577
1903C.W. Dickerson9–5–1.633
1913–1928Lynn W. St. John191–100–7.653
1929–1932Wayne Wright37–26–1.586
1933–38
1947–1950		Floyd Stahl129–108–1.544
1939–1944Fred Mackey80–60–0.571
1945–1946Lowell Wrigley18–26–1.411
1951–1975Marty Karow479–341–14.583
1976–1987Dick Finn310–262–5.542
1988–2010Bob Todd801–409–2.662
2011–2022Greg Beals345–288–1
2023–2024Bill Mosiello60–51
2025–presentJustin Haire0–0

Ohio State in the NCAA tournament

19510–2.0007th place at the 1951 College World Series
19551–2.333
19657–2.7772nd place at the 1965 College World Series
19668–1.8881st place at the 1966 College World Series
19673–3.5007th place at the 1967 College World Series
19820–2.000
19912–2.500
19922–2.500
19933–2.600
19941–2.333
19950–2.000
19970–2.000
19994–2.666
20010–2.000
20022–2.500
20033–2.600
20051–2.333
20071–2.333
20092–2.500
20161–2.333
20180–2.000
20191–2.333
  • Note: In 1951, Ohio State participated in the district playoffs, which it won, and moved on to the College World Series. Prior to 1954, district playoff games were not considered a part of the National Collegiate Baseball Championship, and thus are not counted in Ohio State's NCAA tournament record.

All-Americans

  • Terry Greer (1977) catcher
  • Arnie Chonko (1965)

Retired numbers

colspan= 6 style= | Ohio State Buckeyes retired numbers
No.PlayerPos.TenureNo. ret.Ref.
13Marty Karow1B1925–19272008[2]
18Bob ToddCoach[n 1]1988–20102010[3][4]
22Steve ArlinP1965– 19662003[5]
27Fred Taylor1B1947–19502003[6]
Notes
  1. ^ Although Todd did not have a career as player at Ohio State, he coached the team wearing a jersey with #18.

See also

References

  1. ^ OSU honors Nick Swisher with field dedication - Ohio State Buckeyes.com
  2. ^ Marty Karow profile by David Nemec]
  3. ^ Bob Todd's No. 18 Jersey is Retired at Ohio State
  4. ^ OSU retires Todd's number
  5. ^ OSU Baseball to Retire No. 22 Jersey of Steve Arlin
  6. ^ Baseball to Retire No. 27 Jersey of Fred Taylor at Ohio State